In 5 years
In 10 years
In 20 years
Huh ? BT... ? ( me NOOB )
What ? Get lost - NEVER !!!
I think the ISPs are going to loose this battle, as more and more users complain. A lot of legitimate things use BT, like for Linux distribution. These images and sources are very large, and BT is being used to help with bandwidth costs. Just one example, but I doubt an entire group of users such as linux users are going to just roll over and start paying to host these large (and getting larger btw) files themselves. BT is here to stay, and the ISP's will loose when this battle really starts to get going.
Not gonna happen next 10 years
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everything what begins have the ending...but the ending can be in 5-10-15 years from now..until that we will enjoyed
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Bittorrent only hurts the ISPs via enormous bandwidth usage. There is no advantage for them, even if you're looking at total profits through a customer base.
If your ISP eliminated the use of bittorrent like AT&T has, would you disconnect your Internet in silent protest? Change carriers? What about when that one eliminates it after a year?
Service providers are all going to block bittorrent on their lines and that day is already here with some of the major providers. Your argument really holds no weight.
And yes, Linux users and others will roll over or they'll simply stop using the Internet. That's the major advantage that the ISPs have is they know that users are not going to simply stop using the Internet. You'll pay for it and you'll use what they give you or not use it at all. And we all know the latter option isn't very realistic in this day and age. Besides, there are other valuable methods of hosting files other than bittorrent.
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you really cannot predict how things will turn out. on the one hand there are anti-piracy groups trying to shut down sites, on the other hand organizations distributing legitimate material over BT. the battle will go on, but the best should survive another 10 years atleast
This thread makes me sad. Do you have any idea how poor I'll be if I, one day, have to pay for all the magical goodness I get off torrent sites?
Maybe BT will die, but new tech will replace it... as i said before.
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